Part of what we love about poetry is the fact that it seems ancient, that it has an authority of ancient language and ancient form, and that it's timeless, that it reaches back.

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Todd Phillips I think that 'Hangover II' is as funny as 'The Hangover I,' honest to God, but I think that it's a little bit darker, and the stakes are a little bit higher.

Augusten Burroughs My parents had this relationship that was really terrifying. I mean, the level of hatred that they had, and the level of physical abuse - my mother would beat up my father, basically - and I think I was drawn to images on television that were bright and reflective.

Jack Vance I do read books. I suppose it's more or less the same thing, but at least I'm alone and I'm an individual. I can stop anytime I want, which I frequently do.

Vernon Howard Our freedom can be measured by the number of things we can walk away from.

Margaret Cho Just because you are blind and unable to see my beauty doesn't mean it does not exist.

Tony Garza In the name of the United States and President Bush, I want to thank the Mexican people, President Fox and his government for their friendship.

Samuel Butler Let us eat and drink neither forgetting death unduly nor remembering it. The Lord hath mercy on whom he will have mercy, etc., and the less we think about it the better.

Fredrik Bajer On the other hand, the waging of peace as a science, as an art, is in its infancy. But we can trace its growth, its steady progress, and the time will come when there will be particular individuals designated to assume responsibility for and leadership of this movement.

Jim Ramstad All Americans and freedom-loving people around the world owe President Reagan our deepest gratitude for his strong, principled leadership that ended the Cold War and brought freedom to millions of people.

Giorgio Armani I design for real people. I think of our customers all the time. There is no virtue whatsoever in creating clothing or accessories that are not practical.

Marco Rubio If I were running to be somebody, there are a lot of easier sombodies to be. After all, running against the incumbent governor of your own party in your home state is not the next logical step in a political life.

Jennifer Lopez If you don't love yourself, you can't love anybody else. And I think as women we really forget that.

Bono U2 is an original species... there are colours and feelings and emotional terrain that we occupy that is ours and ours alone.

Mortimer Adler The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.

Stendhal This is the curse of our age, even the strangest aberrations are no cure for boredom.

Harriet Beecher Stowe All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order.

Bobby Flay For me, it's all about moderation. I don't kick things out of my diet, like carbs. But I'm not going to eat fast food.

Samuel Johnson The greatest part of a writer's time is spent in reading in order to write. A man will turn over half a library to make a book.

Dax Shepard I'm an off-road racecar driver. And I think every woman in my life has told me that's not a sensible hobby. But when I was growing, even more than I wanted to be funny, I wanted to be a racecar driver. That's all I thought about. I worked for a race team when I was 15 and I traveled with them.